Dutee Chand Age, Caste, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Athlete (Sprinter) & Ticket Collector at Central Railway Mumbai
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 167 cm in meters- 1.67 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Athletics
Events	• 100 metres • 200 metres
Coach	Ramesh Nagapuri [1]Sportstar
Club	Odisha Mining Corporation
Medals	Gold • In 200 m at the 2014 Taipei Asian Junior Athletics Championships • In 4×400 m at the 2014 Taipei Asian Junior Athletics Championships • In 100 m at the 2019 XXX Summer Universiade, held in Naples, Italy Silver • In 100 m at the 2016 Guwahati South Asian Games • In 100 m at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games • In 200 m at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Bronze • In 200 m at the 2013 Pune Asian Championships • In 200 m at the 2016 Guwahati South Asian Games • In 100 m at the 2017 Bhubaneswar Asian Championships • In 4×100 m at the 2017 Bhubaneswar Asian Championships • In 200 m at the 2019 Doha Asian Championships
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 February 1996 (Saturday)
Birthplace	Jajpur District, Odisha
Age (as of 2024)	28 Years
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chaka Gopalpur Village, Odisha
School	Local School of Chaka Gopalpur Village, Odisha
College/University	KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Educational Qualification	Bachelors of Law from KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar in 2013
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Controversy	Banned by IAAF: She was banned by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to compete in international sporting events in 2014 for having a higher testosterone (male sex hormone) level than the permissible limit. She appealed in the Court of Arbitration in 2015 and won the landmark 'Gender' case. She was allowed to compete in International events after having been banned for a year. Four-year Ban for Failing Dope Tests: On 3 January 2023, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) imposed a four-year ban on Dutee Chand for failing dope tests. The officials detected anabolic agents/SARMS in her urine samples. In an interview, Dutee mentioned that she would challenge NADA's decision; moreover, she requested state government, central government, and NADA to revoke the ban, allowing her to compete for India. [2]The Hindu
Relationships & More
Sexual Orientation	Lesbian [3]India Today
Marital Status	Unmarried
Girlfriend/Partner	She has recently revealed in an interview that she is in a relationship with a 19-year-old girl from her village. Her name is not known
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Chakradhar Chand (Weaver) Mother- Akhuji Chand (Weaver)
Siblings	Brother- Rabindra Chand Sister(s)- 5 • Saraswati Chand (Elder) • Sanjulata Chand (Elder) • Anjana Chand (Younger) • Pratima Chand (Younger) • Aliva Chand (Younger)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Tata Nano (2013 Model) • BMW 5-Series • Mahindra XUV-500 • Ford Aspire (2018 Model)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dutee Chand

• Dutee Chand is an Indian sprinter. She has represented India in the Olympics and the Asian Games and has won several medals for India.

• In 2006, Dutee and her elder sister Saraswati were enrolled in a Government Sports Hostel, Bhubaneshwar. Her father enrolled them as he had 7 children and there were more mouths to feed than there was money in the pocket.
  

  Dutee Chand With Her Parents

• NALCO (National Aluminium Company) CMD Dr T. K Chand lauded Dutee for her silver double in the 100 and 200 metres that brought glory to the Country and State.
  

  CMD Of NALCO Presenting Dutee With A Token Of Appreciation

• Her family was so financially weak that they hadn’t enough meals to get proper nutrition and to meet her nutritional requirements, Dutee used to eat in her village functions like marriages and birthday parties.

• On the advice of her sister, Dutee used to sprint in bare feet along with the banks of his village river.

• At the professional level, the first shoe that Dutee wore was a pair of Goldstar shoes. According to Dutee, it took her 2 to 3 weeks to get habitual in shoes.

• In 2015, Chand became the first person to win a case against the International Association of Athletics Federation for its rule on hyperandrogenism, in the Court of Arbitration for Sports. The rule prohibited athletes with high testosterone levels to compete in track and field events.

• She won a Tata Nano car in the 2013 School Nationals.
  

  Dutee Chand After Winning Tata Nano

• In June 2014, she won the 200m and the 4x100m relay events at the 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Taipei, China.
  

  Dutee Chand After Winning In Taipei

• In 2014, she shifted to Hyderabad and got trained at Pullela Gopichand Academy. She got trained with boys under the guidance of Coach N Ramesh.
  

  Dutee Chand With Her Coach N Ramesh

• Her elder sister, Saraswati, took up a job in the police to support Dutee get through the hardships and achieve her goals.

• In 2016, she became the first Indian women sprinter to participate in the Olympics 100 metre individual event. She clocked 11.30 seconds in the 100m relay, beating the Rio Olympics qualification mark of 11.32 seconds.
  

  Dutee Chand In Rio Olympics

• In 2016, she missed the Olympic qualifier mark by one-hundredth of a second in the 4x100m women’s event.

• On 28 April 2016, she created a National Record in the 100m event by clocking 11.33 seconds and beating Richa Mistry’s 16-year old record of 11.38 seconds.

• On 23 May 2016, she was appointed as a Manager in the Odisha Mining Corporation by the Odisha Government.

• On 26 July 2016, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the Odisha Mining Corporation to provide her with an incentive of 10 Lacs INR to prepare for the Rio Olympic Games.

• She received a Certificate of Recognition from the Olympians Association of India on 31 March 2019.
  

  Certificate of Recognition to Dutee Chand By The Olympians Association of India

• In 2018, she won her first Asian Games sprint. She competed in the Women’s 100 metres finals and won the silver medal.
  

  Dutee Chand After Winning Her First Asian Games Medal

• The 23-year-old stated that after the Supreme Court’s decision to decriminalize Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, she got the confidence to reveal that she was in a relationship with a girl.

• She became India’s first openly gay athlete. She was lauded across the nation for revealing that she was in a relationship with a girl.

• On 10 July 2019, she became the first Indian to win a Gold medal in the 100m event at the 30th Summer University Games (World Universiade) in Naples, Italy. She completed the track in 11.32 seconds and was in the lead from start to finish.
  

  Dutee Chand With Her 100m Gold At World Universiade

• Dutee Chand is the first athlete in India who has broken her own records for seven times.

• According to Dutee, she doesn’t believe in orthodoxy.

• On 1 November 2019, she appeared on the special “Karamverr” show of KBC season 11 along with Hima Das. 

• In November 2019, Dutee Chand was featured in the prestigious Time Magazine’s 100 Next.

• Here’s an interesting video about Dutee Chand’s biography: